4301:1-1-31
Re-usable containers - definitions and deposit for.

(A)
A "returnable original container" is also
known as "cooperage" and is:

(1)
Any reusable
container, title to which is retained by the manufacturer, licensee, or vendor
who bottled, sold, or resold beer in such containers; or

(2)
Any reusable container, title to which
was not retained by the manufacturer, licensee, or vendor who bottled, sold, or
resold beer in such container but which the manufacturer, licensee, or vendor,
or a direct or indirect associate, agent, representative, employee, agency,
distributor, affiliate, or subsidiary of such manufacturer, licensee, or vendor
will repurchase or agree to repurchase from any person who has acquired title
to such reusable container.

(B)
Every permit holder buying beer shall
pay, and every permit holder and out-of-state shipper selling beer shall
collect, on all returnable original containers a minimum cash deposit as
follows:

(C)
The manufacturer's or wholesale
distributor's memorandum of sale and all other records of sale pertaining to
the sale of beer in returnable original containers shall show beverage and
deposit separately, and such memorandum or other records shall be kept by every
manufacturer, wholesale distributor, and retail permit holder.

(D)
No permit holder and no out-of-state
shipper of beer shall refuse to immediately refund the full amount of the
original deposit on any reusable returnable container upon which a deposit has
been made, provided the container is returned in a reusable condition.

(E)
Upon the failure of any
manufacturer or out-of-state supplier to comply with the provisions of this
rule, the division shall refuse to register any beer manufactured or handled by
such manufacturer or out-of-state shipper and shall revoke the registration of
any beer previously registered by the division.

(F)
After the effective date of this rule,
all permit holders, manufacturers, and out-of-state shippers shall pay and
collect deposits on all returnable original containers in accordance with this
rule.

(G)
No manufacturer shall
use the cooperage, cases, or cartons of any other manufacturer.